Hat-pin retainer.



M. SZEKELY.

HAT PIN RETAINER. APPLICATION FILED 'APR.25, 1911.

1,014,423, 1 Patented Jan. 9, 1912.

INVENTOR.

Mil/W m ATTORNEW- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MARY SZEKELY, 0F LACKAWANNA, NEW YORK.

HAT-PIN RETAINER.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARY SZEKELY, a subject of the King of Hungary,residing at Lackawanna, in the county of Erie and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hat-Pin Retainers,of which the following is a specification, reference being had thereinto the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to a hatpin .retainer for hats, and the object ofmy invention is to furnish the crown of a hat with positive and reliablemeans in a manner as will be hereinafter set forth, for holding one ormore pins placed in the hat to retain the same upon the head.

I attain the above object by a mechanical construction that is simple,durable, easy to install and applicable to various styles of hats.

The invention will be hereinafter specifically described and thenclaimed, and ref erence will now be had to the drawing, wherein Figure 1is a perspective view of the hat provided with a pin retainer. Fig. 2 isa perspective view of a portion of the frame of the hat, and Fig. 3 isan enlarged cross sectional view of a portion of the retainer.

A retainer in accordance with this invention comprises a coil of wire 1arranged in a circular form with the end convolutions of the wiresuitably connected together, where- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 25, 1911.

Patented Jan. 9, 1912.

Serial No. 623,160.

The circular coil of wire is adapted to be held in engagement with thevertical frames 2 ofa hat 4; by said frames frictionally engagingbetween two convolutions of the coil of wire, and it is in a similarmanner that a pin 3 is held by the coil.

In placing a pin in the hat, the pin is passed between two of theconvolutions of the coil and frictionally held by said coil, whereby thepin cannot become accidentally displaced or lost.

In connection with hats made of felt or other material and not providedwith wire skeleton frames, the retainer can be secured to the inner sideof the crown of the hat by stitches.

What I claim is The combination with the wire skeleton frame of a hat,of a circular coil of wire frictionally held in engagement with saidframe by the convolutions of said coil engaging said frame and adaptedto frictionally hold pins between the convolutions of said coil of Wire.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

MARY SZEKELY.

Witnesses JOHN PARsoNs, LASZLV OROSZ.

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